Citizen Corps Advisory Minutes 04/20/2011
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Collier County
Citizen Corp Committee
April 20, 2011
RECEIVED
JUN 2 0 2011
Board of County CommiSSioners
Voting Members Present:
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Walter Jaskiewicz, Coast Guard Auxiliary
Russell Rainey, C.E.R.T.
Lt. Mike Jones, CC Sheriffs Office
Jim von Rinteln, Amer Red Cross
Chris Nind, Salvation Army
Jerry Sanford, CC Fire Chiefs Assoc.
Dr. Joseph Neiween, MRC
Doug Porter, Naples Civil Air Patrol
Steven Smith, R.S.V.P.
Jim Elson, Veterans Council
MIsc. Corres:
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Voting Members Absent:
Reg Buxton, Chamber of Commerce
Expert Consultants Present:
Judy Scribner, CCEM
Fiala
Hiller
Henning
Coyle
Coletta
Meeting was called to order at 3:00 p.m.
Pledge of Allegiance recited and roll call taken.
Approval of Minutes
Motion to approve the minutes of the February 16,2011 meeting. Approved
unanimously.
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Threat Update
Per Lt. Jones, the present threat level (5-tier system) that has been in place since
2006 is being phased out on April 28th. A new elevated or threatened level will last
for only 2 weeks and will be rescinded if necessary. There will be no further threat
levels across the United States. They will be issued by region only and we don't know
what region means. A new treat level will be in place for our next meeting.
New Business
Judy Scribner reported that the planned Naples Airport Exercise is coming together
with all entities on board. Approx 75 to 80 volunteers from LWIT and CERT teams
are going to be victims. Food will be supplied by the Red Cross. Mike Jones is having a
sign placed on Airport-Pulling Road to direct the volunteers where they can park.
HazMat decon operations will be conducted at two area hospitals with one wetting
down the volunteers. Russ Rainey will be a safety officer, and Jerry Sanford and Greg
Speers will handle the media for the exercise. Behavioral cards will be prepared for
distribution to the families.
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Wildfire Update
Rick Zyvoloski reported that it remains very dry in our area, with sporadic rains and
wildfires. Rain and lightning start more fires. Division of Forestry provide 75-foot
buffers using stimulus money. Collier and Broward Counties are experiencing the
worst draught conditions. One million acres are on fire in Texas. A bad situation.
Fiddler's Creek and Verona Walk have received their Fire Wise Communities
Credentials. Congratulations to both Communities.
Local Mitigation. A list was distributed to all parties on the status of current
mitigation projects in the works. The following were reported:
1) Retrofit North Naples Station 43, National Grant not heard from yet.
2) Golden Gate Community Center, Wind Protection. Completed 3/16/11
3) Immokalee Sports Park, Retrofitted 4/5/11
4) Housing Grant pending.
5) Marco Island Water treatment Protection. Completed.
Most of the funding comes from FEMA, andReg Buxton is our contact person.
Hurricane Outlook. As per Rick, it promises to be a very active season. The LaNina
effect is heading in the neutral direction and might not be as active. 16 to 17 named
storms are predicted. Last year it was active on the East Coast. The new All Hazards
Guides will be distributed in June or July. They plan on revising the guide in the
future.
RSVP. Steven Smith reported that they sustained cuts but are still alive. $12.6 million
was cut from their budget with more to come.
CAP. Doug Porter reports that they will participate in the airport drill with the family
Assistance to be at the CAP hanger to pass out the lunch to the volunteers.
MRC. Dr. Neiween will have volunteers for the airport exercise.
Health Department. Flu season at a very mild level.
Sheltering as per Jim von Rinteln. Some schools will not be used for sheltering. The
Red Cross will continue to train people to manage the shelters and is still in
desperate need for volunteers to staff the shelters. The National Red Cross will not
be as flexible as before.
Salvation Army. Chris Nind reported that they are providing help to the firefighters
at the brush fires.
Future Training. The last Saturday in June, the CERT managers will be hosting a
three- part training program which will cover Alzheimer patients, Senior Services,
and CERT and the media.
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Jerry Sanford reported on the progress of the Freedom Memorial.
Coast Guard Aux. Walt Jaskiewicz reports that the Auxiliary must get permission
from the St. Petersburg Commander to do anything to assist civilians. The legal
department has sent down more guidelines for training. Lots ofliability involved.
Jim Elson. Vets Council reports that he is trying to recruit more returning vets to help
in being shelter managers. Jim von Rinteln will mesh the volunteers into the Red
Cross. After the storm, the Red Cross will take over the shelters. Jim also stated that
John Skiles has resigned from the Veterans Council, and he is again taking over as
President of the Veterans Council. He shared the following - May 30th is Memorial
Day, the 20 year anniversary of the Gulf War, the 150th Anniversary of the Civil War.
Jim sadly reported the death of Sgt. Linda Pierre, the 8th person to die from Collier
County in the war. He also asked for help for the placing of 1,600 small flags upon the
graves on Saturday, May 28th.
CERT. Russ Rainey reports that Fiddlers Creek has formed a Storm Ready
committee. The problems with recruiting people for CERT is that we have not had
any hurricanes lately.
Next Meeting/Adjourn
Next meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, June 15, 2011 at 3:00 p.m. at the EOC.
Meeting was adjourned at 4:05 p.m.
Minutes respectfully submitted by Jerry Sanford for approval.
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ApproVed by Russell Rainey, Chairman
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